Can you trace my family tree?
We are not primarily a genealogical centre as other organisations provide
specialist services in this area but the Centre does contain sources which
can assist visitors who are attempting to trace their ancestors.
These sources include:
· The Irish Emigration Database (IED) which contains shipping lists and emigrant
letters.
· Books on family names
· Some early American censi in book form
· Histories of early pioneers in a number of American states
· Biographies of prominent Americans
· Files on family names
· Griffith's Valuation lists and Tithe Applotment Lists for Ulster on.microfiche
· Copies of Griffith's Ordnance Survey maps for Ulster
· Other information on the Irish diaspora worldwide

Our staff can also refer
genealogists to the various archives and libraries where further information
may be held and put you in direct contact with the Ulster Historical Foundation
which specialises in tracing family history.

Can I access the Irish Emigration Database on-line?
Full access to the database is available
in LibrariesNI branch libraries on public
access terminals and also at the Public Record Office
of Northern Ireland (PRONI) in Belfast.
The Database is also available online

What other facilities are available on site?
The Mellon Centre for Migration Studies is situated in the grounds of the Ulster
American Folk Park. The Museum, Museum Restaurant, parking facilities and
toilets are additional facilities available to those visiting the Centre.